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Remove "sensitive social issues" bullet point.

Twitch should remove the "sensitive social issues" clause from Article VII of its Content Classification Guidelines. LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and reproductive rights are NOT "sensitive social issues", they are common sense issues, where one side simply wants their liberties intact. The controversy is entirely on the other side of the argument the involves taking those liberties away.

Especially as it pertains to LGBTQ+ individuals, the notion that the discussion of their very existence is political is absolute nonsense. These people should be allowed to discuss the issues affecting them without being set behind some kind of "explicit content" label. This is a slippery slope that begins with people automatically labeling non-heteronormative lives and content as "deviant" or "degenerate", especially by grossly bad actors who want to be edgy.

Remove the final bullet point from Article VII.
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ADameNamedAmy shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
Closed  ·  AdminTwitchSupport (Admin, Twitch) responded  · 

Thank you for raising this. We’ve just posted a Tweet addressing these concerns.

You don’t need to label your stream with the new Politics & Sensitive Social Issues CCL if you are sharing your lived experience. Intermittent mentions of politics, politicians, or sensitive social issues also do not require the Politics and Sensitive Social Issues label. We apologize for not communicating this well initially.

If you are an LGBTQ+ streamer, for example, you do not need this label when talking about your lived experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve added clarifying language to the Content Classification Guidelines to better express this.
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  • NuVanDibe commented  ·   ·  Report

    My gender identity is not a controversy.
  • VixeVinweria commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is flat out unsubtle bigotry. How does something like this even get considered?
  • catboyhubris commented  ·   ·  Report

    The idea that any person who is NOT a white straight male has an inherently ""political"" identity is in-itself a bigoted and status quo-protecting philosophy.

    Anyone should be able to discuss their personhood and unalienable human rights without debate.
  • FlickyBirb commented  ·   ·  Report

    The last two bullet points are both serious oversteps in terms of trying to label political content. This is solidifying the discussion of already othered groups of people as being inherently "political" according to Twitch's guidelines. These last two points should not be allowed to stand.
  • Helix_Snake commented  ·   ·  Report

    Everything in the last two points, especially the second to last point, is DRASTICALLY overshooting "don't be political." Gender, race, sexuality and religion all are extremely big parts of one's identity and you cannot ban discussion of them using such generic and wide-net words as "ideological" or "socio-political". Be more precise when making policies that echo similar policies on other platforms that have been used to harass, silence and deplatform people based on their identity.
  • ericmalves950 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Those points would only be used to marginalize users who are not actually a problem. Sad to see this even considered.

  • ShidyGames commented  ·   ·  Report

    There is no point flagging anybody for what they are. This classification is an absolute nonsense and has to be removed asap.
  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a point that will be abused by bad faith actors especially with the current environment of banning through automation rather than actual review. And these points are not even ones that should be “Political” or “sensitive” these are just people’s existence.

  • TheDcAbides commented  ·   ·  Report

    For Twitch to turn my very existence into a "sensitive social issue" is grossly irresponsible at the very best.
  • PuzzleSecretary commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is one of those obvious "theory vs. practice" situations that will turn oppressive due to biased enforcement. Marginalized groups have seen this sort of thing happen time and again for hundreds of years.
  • SJHDoesGames commented  ·   ·  Report

    Bad-faith actors are far more likely to take both the last *and* second last bullet point in Article VII and use them as an excuse to harass, intimidate, or otherwise bring harm to the minorities that are targeted by both. This is an inappropriate step for Twitch to take in regards to Content Classification and both points should be immediately rescinded.

    Minorities and underprivileged people of all classes and walks of life should be allowed to freely speak about their lived experience as a minority--whether it relates to their sexuality, gender, ethnicity, or any combination of those--without needing any additional "labeling" or classification thereof.
  • ApolloFolf commented  ·   ·  Report

    Why is people’s existence being classified as a "sensitive social issue"?

    once upon a time, being a woman was treated this way, and we look back in horror. So why repeat the same treatment with a different group of people?

  • baeerae commented  ·   ·  Report

    the fact that this was even pushed in a rule shows how performative twitch's stance on lgbtq+ stuff is. this is actually wild. my existence is not a ******* political or sensitive issue.

  • CobbleDecoy commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a straight cis-gendered man, I think the "sensitive social issues" bullet point / clause should be removed! It is utter nonsense.
  • brocoli_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence cannot be labeled a "political or sensitive issue". Twitch cannot force such labeling with this policy.

    Should Twitch force people to label their own streams as heterosexual when there's a straight love interest in the showcased game? Should Twitch force people to label their own streams as cisgender when the streamer is talking about things they went through in life regarding their own body if it happens to not be trans?

    I don't think so, and neither should we have to label ourselves.
  • Beyleth_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch needs to remove this, it will be used to target minorities for just existing.
  • sageamagoo commented  ·   ·  Report

    I live with my boyfriend in the city. Ooh scary. What is this, Russia? It's just my life. Both of our families accept us and are supportive. Explain what requires censorship
  • TakelGryph commented  ·   ·  Report

    I think I see what Twitch was trying to do, but at the same time those last two bullet points are guaranteed to be weaponized in ways that at best Twitch either doesn't realize or doesn't think will happen enough to worry about. (And I think we all know that last one is definitely not going to be the case.)
  • Cobie commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch needs to remove this, it will be used to target minorities for merely existing.
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